Research has found gypsum to be a durable material, and it is already heavily in use as partition walls. Experts predict that a building made of GFRG panels can have a life span of 60 years. A GFRG building does not require beams and columns. And the material has been approved as green building material by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The panel cavities can be partially or fully filled with reinforced concrete to provide additional strength. Buildings with load-bearing systems made of reinforced GFRG panels can go as high as 8-10 Storey’s in low seismic zones. The panel cavities can also be used for electrical wiring and piping work. To demonstrate the technology; IIT has built a two-storied GFRG residential building on its campus.

Indian Standard Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforced Concrete IS: 456:2000.

GO’s & recommendations for approval of sanctioning for GFRG panel construction by Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.

Bill Man Fredonia., Joseph P. Majewski., (2005) “Estimation of building” Accurately forecasting the cost of future projects is vital to the survival of any business or organization contemplating future construction.